tag:destructoid.com,2006:blogJagger Gravning's Blog :: DESTRUCTOIDhttp://www.destructoid.com/ul/user/1/195109-886c7-50.jpgJagger Gravninghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jagger+Gravning2014-04-04T19:34:34Ztag:destructoid.com,2008:276866TIME Calls My Video Game Rehab Article #1 Most Fascinating on Web Today!2014-06-19T21:39:13Z2014-06-19T21:39:13Z<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/195109-276865-SuperCroppedpng-620x.jpg"/>
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<br/>Hey, Dtoiders! I've taken up doing some writing at Motherboard.Vice.Com, and I did a a piece that TIME called the #1 Most Fascinating news on the web today. This is TODAY today. This just happened a few hours ago. So as you can imagine, I'm pretty stoked. Kotaku even wrote an article about my article!!
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<br/>Here's a link to the TIME article
<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://time.com/2902471/inside-a-video-game-rehab-clinic-and-other-fascinating-news-on-the-web/">Inside a Video Game Rehab Clinic and Other Fascinating News on the Web</a>
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<br/>Here's a direct link to my original article:
<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-day-at-the-first-video-game-rehab-clinic-in-the-us">A Day at the First Video Game Rehab Clinic in the US</a>
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<br/>And here's a link to the feature Kotaku wrote ABOUT my article!!!
<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/one-brave-reporter-went-inside-americas-first-video-gam-1593430390">One Brave Reporter Went Inside America's First Video Game Rehab Center</a>
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<br/>And here's an earlier piece I did, that was published on Motherboard + Vice where we did experiments playing video games while stoned.
<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-is-your-brain-while-videogaming-stoned">This is Your Brain While Video Gaming Stoned</a>
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<br/>Ach! So happy!
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<br/>PS I need some more Wii U friends (Name: GoForRainbow) and PSN friends ( PSN: Blood-Pudding).tag:destructoid.com,2008:274749I Chat with Leigh Alexander, Ian Bogost, William Pugh and More2014-05-12T14:03:06Z2014-05-12T14:03:06Z<div style="width:100%;text-align:center"><img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/195109-274749-LeighDtoidjpg-620x.jpg"/></div>
<br/>My fellow Dtoiders, so I had been in the habit of posting each week about the show I'm involved in (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.goforrainbow.com/">Go For Rainbow</a>) but I think I'll just do a monthly recap from here on out.
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<br/>Last month we essentially interrupted an interview with <em>Time </em>that Leigh Alexander was giving about women in games, to chat with her about her regular gaming habits, whether she writes in expectation of internet comments, and her book <em>Breathing Machine</em>.
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<br/>Earlier in the month we spoke with the indomitable and lovely critic and developer Ian Bogost about how gaming culture relates to geographical space, when to whip out the PhD cred and more.
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<br/>Here's an interview Ian did on the <em><a target="_blank" href="http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/d21xmf/ian-bogost">Colbert Report</a></em> if you missed it.
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<br/>On another episode last month, when an interview fell through we sent a message to William Pugh asking for an impromptu interview over Skype, which he granted us on the spot! We asked him how he's living since the huge success of <em>The Stanley Parable HD </em>and asked about his reaction to the <em>New Yorker </em>article mentioning his monetary success: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/04/the-guilt-of-the-video-game-millionaires.html">"The Guilt of the Video Game Millionaires."</a> He tells us he's still living with his parents and playing a lot of <em>Team Fortress 2.</em> He might get a Wii U when <em>Mario Kart 8</em> comes out.
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<br/><div style="width:100%;text-align:center"><em>William Pugh at the BAFTAs</em></div>
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<br/>Most recently we chatted with the Developer of <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/four-sided-fantasy-does-both-sidescrolling-and-screen-wrapping-272930.phtml">Four Sided Fantasy</a>. </em>Whose game may or may not include A CORGI WEARING A DESTRUCTOID HAT.
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<br/>We made this episode as the developers were trying to fund their game on Kickstarter. Did <em>Go For Rainbow </em>push the <em>Four Sided Fantasy</em> Kickstarter over the top? Does a loaded phrasing of a question help insert groundless ideas into people's minds??
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<br/>Thanks for listening kids! We love you.
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<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.goforrainbow.com/">Go For Rainbow</a>
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<br/><a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/go-for-rainbow!/id643359086?mt=2">iTunes</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://go4rainbow.libsyn.com/">Direct</a> <p class="post-photos">
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tag:destructoid.com,2008:274647How Do You Deal With Non-Gamers in Your Life?2014-05-09T23:38:24Z2014-05-09T23:38:24Z<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/195109-274646-gamewidowjpg-620x.jpg"/>
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<br/>My fellow Dtoiders. My wife used to play games with me in her downtime, but now almost all of her free time is taken up with her <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tsukaueigo.com/">blog</a> (warning, it's in Japanese.)
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<br/>Now when she takes a moment to play, she immediately gets frustrated when things don't go smoothly in the game. For her, it feels like a waste of time.
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<br/>This is not a big deal. Maybe it's even better for spouses to have separate activities in life to focus on. But it got me thinking, how do you communicate your hobby to others in your life, spouses, SOs, friends, parents, who are not gamers? How do they perceive this strange, apparently juvenile pursuit of yours?
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<br/>How do you deal with the non-gamers in your life, when they can't/won't/don't enjoy your hobby?tag:destructoid.com,2008:274242What are Your Five Favorite Games?2014-05-04T13:05:50Z2014-05-04T13:05:50Z<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/195109-274240-corgi620xjpg-620x.jpg"/>
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<br/>My Fellow Dtoiders, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.goforrainbow.com/">we</a> are about to record a chat with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/help-me-get-a-corgi-in-four-sided-fantasy-274080.phtml">Four Sided Fantasy</a> dev Logan Fieth about our Five Favorite Games (inspired by the Five Favorite Films mini-interviews on Rottentomatoes.com).
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<br/>We are going to record between 12-1 PM Pacific and then immediately publish this afternoon (in order to help promote his amazing<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lofi/four-sided-fantasy-a-game-about-the-limits-of-the?ref=live"> Four Sided Fantasy Kickstarter</a> WHICH ENDS TUESDAY!!!)
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<br/>Here are mine (in no particular order):
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<br/><strong>Half Life 2</strong>
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<br/><strong>Journey</strong>
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<br/><strong>Deadly Premonition </strong>
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<br/><strong>Link To the Past</strong>
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<br/><strong>Super Mario Bros. 3</strong> or <strong>Super Mario World</strong> (I CAN'T DECIDE SUE ME)
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<br/>What are your five favorites??
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<br/>(And, yes, the Corgi with the Dtoid hat above is concept art from <em>Four Sided Fantasy</em>.)tag:destructoid.com,2008:274195Kotaku Published My Latest Article!2014-05-02T16:22:45Z2014-05-02T16:22:45Z<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/195109-274195-Kotakuscreenshotpng-620x.jpg"/>
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<br/>Hey gang, just thought I'd let you know I wrote this article for Kotaku!! It's about <em>Infamous: Second Son</em> and its relation to Seattle history. (I live in Seattle). I hope you like it! Let me know what you think!
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<br/>Is it weird to post about this on my Destructoid c-blog?? I don't know. It doesn't feel weird. It feels pretty good, actually.
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<br/><a target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/even-superpowers-cant-separate-seattle-from-its-dark-pa-1570360197">Even Superpowers Can't Separate Seattle From It's Dark Past</a> <p class="post-photos">
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tag:destructoid.com,2008:272906The Bigot Gamer: Racism in Video Gaming2014-04-04T19:34:34Z2014-04-04T19:34:34Z<img src="http://www.destructoid.com//ul/user/1/195109-272903-thawkjpg-620x.jpg"/>
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<br/>We speak with the Bigot Gamer and his experiences<strong> recording and exposing Call of Duty bigots </strong>of all kinds on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebigotgamer.com/">his site</a>. We touch on homophobes, racists and more.
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<br/>Before that we welcome Microsoft Systems Dev Randy Castleberry for a chat focussing on racism in gaming, including <em>Street Fighter IV, Custer's Revenge, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto V</em>, before winding up at Bronies somehow.
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<br/>Go For Rainbow:<a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/go-for-rainbow!/id643359086?mt=2"> iTunes</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/jagger-gravning/the-bigot-gamer-racism-in">SoundCloud</a>, or <a target="_blank" href="http://ec.libsyn.com/p/7/8/5/7853411e0ce43776/Bigot_Gamer.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01c18131d7cb5c726e&c_id=7043488">Direct</a>.
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<br/><strong>Have you ever been discriminated against online? What's the most racist game you've ever played?</strong>